EMU Notches Seven Event Titles in Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational

Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational
Virginia Challenge Day One Results

ADRIAN, Mich. & CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team finished out the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational in Adrian, Mich. as well as day one of the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Va. Friday, April 20.

In the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational, EMU put together 23 performances that landed within the top-three of their respective events, including eight that saw Eastern take home the event title.

In the sprints, sophomore Sean Beckom (Saginaw, Mich.-Heritage) and senior Leighton Antonio (Hudson, Ohio-Hudson) each took first in the 100m and 200m dash with times of 10.74 and 21.43, respectively. Sophomore Devonte Findlay (Lauderhill, Fla.-Blanche Ely) highlighted the hurdles group, capturing gold in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.10. Junior Frank Douglas (Mansfield, Ohio-Madison Comprehensive) also ran strong in his hurdles event, placing second in the 110m with a personal-best time of 14.39.

In the field events, junior Derek Ziegenfuss (Allentown, Pa.-Parkland) brought home another javelin title, this time blowing away the competition with a throw of 60.47. Junior Zach Harkey (Huron, Ohio-Huron) also had a strong showing in the hammer throw, just missing out on his PR with a distance of 56.06 to take home his first title of the outdoor season. Continuing the trend of impressive throws was sophomore Jannik Schmitt (Plymouth, Mich.-Salem), who notched first place in the shot put with a distance of 16.12m.

Furthermore, EMU's discus squad wreaked havoc, As Schmitt, Harkey, and redshirt sophomore Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) swept the top-three spots respectively.

EMU also had an impressive team effort in the 4x100, where they raced to a time of 41.17 to take first.

In the Virginia Challenge, Eastern was represented by a pair of sprints in the form of junior Tyler Underwood (Clinton, Mich.-Clinton) and freshman Owen Richardson (Basingstoke, England). There, Richardson paced the two in the 400m, finishing ninth with a time of 47.97, while Underwood placed 13th with a mark of 48.22.

The Green and White continues competition in the Virginia Challenge tomorrow, with the first events of the meet commencing at 10:30 a.m.

EMU Individual Results

Don Kleinow Memorial
100m Dash Preliminaries
1. Tyler Underwood              10.69q*
2. Sean Beckom                     10.75q
4. Terrell Posada                   11.01q

100m Dash Finals
1. Sean Beckom                     10.74
2. Tyler Underwood              10.81
3. Terrell Posada                    10.94

200m Dash
1. Leighton Antonio                  21.43
2. Joshuwa Holloman               21.73
5. Charles Hilsenbeck              22.35*

400m Dash
2. Charles Hilsenbeck              49.97*

800m Run
2. Roderic Wilson                    1:53.60
3. Caleb Hess                          1:53.75*
4. Tom Jozwiak                1:53.99
5. Dan Kuhn                          1:54.08*
6. Derek Jones                      1:54.20
11. Johnelle Joe                    1:59.62

110m Hurdles Preliminaries
3. Frank Douglas                   14.68q
9. Corey Hamilton                  16.29

110m Hurdles Finals
2. Frank Douglas                   14.39*
7. Corey Hamilton              15.75*

400m Hurdles
1. Devonte Findlay              55.10
2. Elijah Barber                       55.20
3. Frank Douglas                    55.39*
4. Charles Calhoun                 56.97*

4x100 Relay
1. Holloman, Antonio, Beckom, Underwood          41.17

Javelin Throw
1. Derek Ziegenfuss             60.47
2. Taige Bryant                       47.61
13. Zach Harkey                     36.73

Hammer Throw
1. Zach Harkey                       56.06
5. Austin Hazek                      47.85
6. Mike Hierholzer                  46.04
11. Zach Purcilly                     39.98

Discus Throw
1. Jannik Schmitt                47.95
2. Zach Harkey                    47.40
3. Taige Bryant                    46.58
5. Austin Hazek                   44.36
8. Mike Hierholzer               43.01
9. Zach Purcilly                    42.65

Shot Put
1. Jannik Schmitt                   16.12
3. Zach Purcilly                       16.06
7. Zach Harkey                       14.39
12. Austin Hazek                    12.33
16. Taige Bryant                     11.29

Long Jump
2. Kevin Smith                        6.69

High Jump
5. Travis McCuaig                  2.00

Triple Jump
2. Cameron Hart                    14.05

Pole Vault
2. Alex Babits                         4.60

Virginia Challenge
400m Dash
9. Owen Richardson              47.97
13. Tyler Johnson                  48.22

EMU Notches Seven Event Titles in Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Leighton Antonio

Alex Babits

Elijah Barber

Sean Beckom II

Taige Bryant

Charles Calhoun

Frank Douglas

Devonte Findlay

Corey Hamilton

Zach Harkey

Cameron Hart

Austin Hazek

Caleb Hess

Mike Hierholzer

Charles Hilsenbeck

Joshuwa Holloman

Johnelle Joe

Tyler Johnson

Derek Jones

Tom Jozwiak

Dan Kuhn

Travis McCuaig

Terrell Posada

Zach Purcilly

Owen Richardson

Jannik Schmitt

Kevin Smith

Tyler Underwood

Roderic Wilson

Derek Ziegenfuss

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